Open to all: Join us via Zoom on Wednesday May 5th at 7 pm for bee-inspired art-making led by Jan Whitted of Creative Adventures. This activity is limited to 30 participants. Chigiri-e is the Japanese art form of making images with … Continued
The Friends of the Robbins Library will hold a brief Annual General Meeting prior to a presentation by Jillian Harvey, Director of the Town of Arlington’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. During Ms. Harvey’s presentation titled Real Talk: A … Continued
Youtube link:https://youtu.be/LIN6Uhth6sgFacebook link:https://www.facebook.com/RobbinsLibraryArlMa/videos/1393505484353774 ACMi.tv This season’s last concert in the Friends’ Reading Room Concert Series (though sadly not in the Reading Room at present) will feature guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan. Aaron is an award-winning international recording and touring guitarist, who connects … Continued
March is Arlington Reads Together (ART) month, and, as keynote speaker, the Library will welcome Beverly Daniel Tatum to Arlington audiences on March 21. Dr. Tatum is the author of this year’s community read, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting … Continued
Tim Hall brings you Trust The Process – performance about creative expression, self love, and artistic exploration. Tim Hall is an award winning musician and performance poet from Detroit, MI, now residing in Boston. His poetry draws inspiration from his … Continued
View this event at https://acmi.tv/videos/friends-of-the-robbins-library-harpbeat/ HarpBeat is the collaborative creation of percussionist Fabio Pirozzolo and harpist Shelley Otis. Their music blends the soft sounds of the lever harp with the lively rhythms created by hand percussion. The Peruvian cajon, the African djembe and … Continued
WATCH HERE NOW. Ken Mattsson has been a singer, dancer, instrumentalist, actor, promoter and instructor since he was a little boy. He’s performed in numerous genres and in venues as different as Club Passim and Boston’s Symphony Hall. He’s known … Continued
A poetry reading and conversation with Steven Ratiner, Arlington’s Poet Laureate. We, the people. . . It’s a foundational American idea: that a fiercely independent people can, at the very same time, embrace their commonality. The very concept of we … Continued
In this fun, fast paced improv game, four authors, representing different sub-genres in mystery fiction – from cozy/traditional to thriller/suspense – will brainstorm to create a brand-new mystery. They will be using suggestions from the audience, and thereby offer insights … Continued
WATCH NOW at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj8uAergul4&t=25s The Craft Ensemble came together to play Schubert’s great C-major Cello Quintet in an Interpretations Masterclass with Benjamin Zander in early 2016. Since then, they have performed all over New England, as trio, string- and clarinet-quartet, … Continued